Place Names Register Extract
Nanmurang Road
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View in NT Atlas | Print Extract | Search Again| Name | Nanmurang |
|---|---|
| Type Designation | Road |
| Place Id | 24710 |
| Place Type | Road |
| Status | Registered |
| Date Registered | 2 September 2015 |
| Locality / Suburb | |
| Humpty Doo | |
| Local Government Area | |
| Litchfield Council | |
| History/Origin | Named after Alec Marrakai Nanmurang who was born in 1917. He is the father of Tony Kenyon whose children are now the Traditional Owners of Windows of the Wetlands, Humpty Doo. Alec worked as a shooter on Marrakai. In 1940, Alec and two other senior male members of the Limilngan group were recorded as living on the Adelaide/Mary plains. Alec's traditional country included the area around Marrakai Creek and Station, Mount Bundy and the lower Mary River. Alec died around 1968. Nanmurang (Marrakai Alec) worked as a guide for Charles and Elsa Chauvel when they came to Marrakai to film scenes for the movie "Jedda". |
Register & Gazettal information
| Date | Gazettal | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 02/09/2015 | Date added to Register | |
| 09/09/2015 | NTG G36 | Date Gazetted |